Worfield
Sign in to saveWorfield is a village and civil parish in Shropshire in the West Midlands, England. It is northwest of London and west of Wolverhampton. It is north of Bridgnorth and southeast of Telford. The parish, which includes the hamlets of Ackleton, Barnsley, Burcote, Chesterton, Hilton and Wyken, is an extensive one that lies on the River Worfe. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 2,225.
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- Locality
- Bridgnorth
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 279
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- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Shropshire
- Population
- 2242
- Image
- Old Vicarage Hotel (geograph 3047560).jpg
- Dialing code
- 01746
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- Worfield
- OS grid reference
- SO758956
- postal code
- WV15
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Literary connections
- Schools
- St Peter's Church
- Climate
- Governance
- Places of interest
- Davenport House
- Golf club
- Historic hotels
- Crime rates
- Television and radio
- See also
- References
- External links
Worfield is a village and civil parish in Shropshire in the West Midlands, England. It is northwest of London and west of Wolverhampton. It is north of Bridgnorth and southeast of Telford. The parish, which includes the hamlets of Ackleton, Barnsley, Burcote, Chesterton, Hilton and Wyken, is an extensive one that lies on the River Worfe. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 2,225.
The manor of Worfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it formed part of the Seisdon Hundred of Staffordshire and was held by Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Worfield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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